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5:25 PM ET, July 16, 2019

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Nick Goss / NBCSports.com:
Highlights from the Red Sox' 10-8 win over the Blue Jays  —  IN BRIEF: The Red Sox bounced back from a rough 12-inning loss to the Dodgers Sunday night and scored 10 runs on 13 hits to beat the Blue Jays Monday at Fenway.  —  BOX SCORE  —  RED SOX RECORD: 51-43  —  HIGHLIGHTS  —  1st inning
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
10 biggest questions for the MLB trade deadline  —  The days of posturing, pretenses, bluffs, deception and even out-and-out lies are about to end.  —  It's that time of year where every Major League Baseball club's front office must call and turn over their cards.  —  In or out?
Discussion: South Side Sox
Josh Vitale / USA Today:
Next Tim Tebow?  Florida Gators quarterback Feleipe Franks signed by Boston Red Sox  —  HOOVER, Ala. — Feleipe Franks was as surprised as anyone when the Boston Red Sox selected him the 31st round of the MLB Draft (947th overall) early last month.  —  The Florida Gators quarterback found …
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Acquire Martin Maldonado For Mike Montgomery  —  The Cubs have acquired catcher Martin Maldonado from the Royals, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweets.  Left-hander Mike Montgomery's going to Kansas City in the swap, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.  The teams have confirmed the trade.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Cubs acquire catcher Maldonado from Royals
Discussion: Red Reporter
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals “Close” To Trading Martin Maldonado
Associated Press:
Rays Defeat the Yankees With 3 Homers From Travis d'Arnaud  —  Travis d'Arnaud hit three home runs, including a startling three-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning off Aroldis Chapman, and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays came back to beat the Yankees, 5-4, on Monday night.
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Avery Yang / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
D'Arnaud 3 HRs, 3-run drive in 9th lifts Rays over Yanks 5-4
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley and DRaysBay
Eddie Matz / ESPN:
Rays lose combined perfect game bid in 9th
Discussion: DRaysBay and Pinstripe Alley
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Schoenfield's take: Rays just miss perfection, but can they reach October?
Discussion: DRaysBay
Rob Maaddi / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Cody Bellinger hits 2 homers, Dodgers rout Phillies 16-2  —  Cody Bellinger hit his 32nd and 33rd homers,  —  Clayton Kershaw struck out seven in six innings and the major league-leading  —  Philadelphia Phillies 16-2 on Monday night.  —  Bellinger passed reigning NL MVP
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ESPN:   Dodgers' Taylor (broken forearm) on 10-day IL
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Pence activated from IL by Rangers, Calhoun back to minors  —  FILE - In this May 29, 2019, file photo, Texas Rangers' Hunter Pence is greeted in the dugout after he scored on an RBI single hit by Asdrubal Cabrera during the first inning of a baseball game in Seattle.  Pence was being wished well in retirement last year.
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Dennis Georgatos / scores.nbcsportsbayarea.com:
Crawford has 2 HRs, 8 RBIs as Giants overwhelm Rockies 19-2  —  DENVER (AP) With nearly every swing, Brandon Crawford's day at the plate got better and better.  —  Crawford went 5 for 6 with two homers and tied a San Francisco team record with eight RBIs, and the Giants scored a season high …
Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Braves place Max Fried on injured list with blister  —  The Braves have placed starter Max Friend on the 10-day injured list with an index finger blister.  —  Fried was sharp last night, tossing five shutout innings, but he developed a blister and was lifted before it got too bad.
Discussion: Talking Chop
Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Blue Jays designate Edwin Jackson for assignment  —  Toronto Blue Jays.  When he did so, he made history by suiting up for a record 14th different team in his 17-year big league career.  —  Sadly the 14th time wasn't the charm, as Jackson has been knocked around pretty good with Toronto …
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Reportedly Open To Trading Young Outfielders, Carlos Martinez  —  The Cardinals are giving rival organizations the sense that they'll consider trading a young outfielder or even talented righty Carlos Martinez this summer, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Discussion: The Athletic and Al's Ramblings
Chad Finn / BostonGlobe.com:
‘I got lucky, man.’ Dennis Eckersley on surviving his tough times  —  The outspoken Red Sox broadcaster and Hall of Famer talks about getting through his worst moments and why baseball has never lost its joy.  —  Twenty-one years have passed since Dennis Eckersley last threw a pitch in a Major League Baseball game.
 
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Steve Herrick / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
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